Macanita Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Macanita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macanita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

The alternate forms: Maçanita (96) are calculated separately.

Macanita Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Macanita Come From? nationality or country of origin

Macanita is carried by more people in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Maçanita. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macanita? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Macanita are found; 93 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 372,080. Other than Portugal this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maçanita9696/
Macanista941/
McAnita931/
Mocanita88576/
Macaneta8818/
Macanito881/
Machaanitha841/
Macaneata82274/
Marzanita823/
Machaneta821/
MacAnitosh781/
Makaneta75201/
Mazaniti758/
Mazanitou712/
Mokanaita711/
Magkanioti6744/
Maccanetti674/
MacEinaite672/
Matsanioti671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Macanita
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